The Amazing Sea Anemone
By Ashley Stratton
Cool Facts!
- They can live to be 50 years old
- They are the size of a teacup
- They are carnivores
- Sea Anemones are closely related to jellyfish
- Nemo lives in a sea anemone in Finding Nemo
Adaptations
- Some anemones establish relationships with green algae near them. This makes it easier to get oxygen and sugar using the algae's photosynthesis.
- They also let clownfish live inside of them because the fish are immune to the sting. They give them a home and they get to eat the fishes scraps of food.
- They use their pedal disc under their body so that they can stick onto their base, but also float away in case of an emergency.
Scientific Naming
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Binomial Nomenclature: Heteractis Magnifica